Solutions for prevention of pressure sores

Many users are confined to a life in bed or in a wheelchair. For these users, pressure sores are all too often the cause of great pain. Pressure and shearing during lying/sitting as well as friction during transfers are primary factors for ulceration. Impaired blood supply often occurs when the major part of the body weight is distributed on a small surface. High pressure between the body and the underlying surface causes the blood flow in the area to decrease or stop. In this case, the skin can be sensitive to shearing forces. A small shear can have devastating consequences, resulting in ulcers and great suffering.

Pressure relief is of critical importance

Every pressure sore we can avoid makes life easier for bedridden users. Many Handicare transfer aids are also friction-reducing aids and designed to work in combination with, for instance, pressure-relieving mattresses in order to achieve maximum effect in the fight against pressure sores. Hereunder you will find most of them.